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Carbon SMP work best with bibs and quite a lots of adjusting.
It's likely you don't need it that far, just the angle need careful adjusting.
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I was wearing bibs and adjusted the angle a fair bit, couldn't find a sweet spot. Best was about -3 deg, which is what Steve Hogg seems to recommend. I could feel that when I pushed myself further back it was comfortable, but then my knees were in the wrong place. Without being able to push the saddle forward any further there wasn't much more I could do.
I generally need normal saddles pretty far forward on an inline post, that was the main change with my position when I went to see Scherrit. Short femurs, long shins and big feet.
Thanks for the #internetbikefit though ed.
TurtleRecall
Just tried a fake carbon smp on my new bike. To get it even slightly comfortable I had to have it pushed all the way forward on an inline post and it still wasn't far enough. Did 10 miles and feel like I've been cleaved in twain. Back to the Romin I think. If I had a 75 deg seat tube or did a gaston with a reversed setback post I might be able to get on with it. :(